Our country and its resources; . 5, isgiven on the second page following. RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY The general recruiting detail atthe beginning of the fiscal year 1915consisted of 129 commissioned offi-cers and 831 enlisted men. At theend of that year the detail consistedof 124 officers and 636 enlisted officers are regularly onduty at general recruit depots and59 officers on duty at recruitingstations. Within the year enlistments andre-enlistments numbered 48,813, in-cluding for the line of theArmy, 1,031 for the Hospital Corps,1,096 for the Quartermaster Corps,834 for o
Our country and its resources; . 5, isgiven on the second page following. RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY The general recruiting detail atthe beginning of the fiscal year 1915consisted of 129 commissioned offi-cers and 831 enlisted men. At theend of that year the detail consistedof 124 officers and 636 enlisted officers are regularly onduty at general recruit depots and59 officers on duty at recruitingstations. Within the year enlistments andre-enlistments numbered 48,813, in-cluding for the line of theArmy, 1,031 for the Hospital Corps,1,096 for the Quartermaster Corps,834 for other staff departments, and1,425 for the Philippine Scouts. Theenlistments numbered , ofwhom had former service. Ofthese enlistments. ( withformer service) were for the line ofthe Army, 33!) (120 with formerservice) for the Hospital Corps, 175(139 with former service) for theQuartermaster Corps. 284 (78 withformer service) for other staff de-partments, and 700 (203 with for-mer service) for the Philippine. 288 OUR rorxTRY AND its resources ENLISTMENTS THROUGH ADVERTISEMENT Methods of Advertising Sight of recruiting flag and station Recruiting poster In parks and squares Canvass by recruiting parties Recruiting circulars Recruiting booklet Special circulars issued by recruiting parties Newspaper advertising Handbills Advertising cards Electric recruiting sign (2 districts) Personal letters from recruiting officers Baseball team (1 district) News items in newspapers Photographs (1 district, July, August and September)Postal cards Total Not the result of advertising Total number of applicants reported upon Number ofApplications 64,703 22,589 11,900 5,792 5,341 4,159 3,734 905 696 545 435 139 135 41 160,9226,575 167,497 Scouts. The re-enlistments for theline of the Army numbered 14,085,for the Hospital Corps 692, for theQuartermaster Corps 921, for otherstaff departments 550, and for thePhilippine Scouts G2G; in all, 10,874. It should be noted
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